Video: Watch UFC 169 co-headliner Jose Aldo's octagon debut

With an incredible 16-fight win streak to his name, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo (23-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) is unquestionably one of the world’s top pound-for-pound fighters. But his title reign hasn’t been without a few moments of weakness.

In his UFC debut, Aldo was pushed to the limit by Canadian striker Mark Hominick (20-12 MMA, 3-4 UFC) in the co-main event of the historic UFC 129 event at Toronto’s Rogers Centre, which played host to an incredible 55,000-plus fans in April 2011.

Aldo was in control of the fight early, and his standup handiwork would eventually bring a massive hematoma to Hominick’s head. But the gutsy Canadian refused to go away without a fight, and he threatened to score an incredible comeback victory in the final round but couldn’t quite muster up enough damage to score the unlikely upset.

The bout served as Aldo’s UFC debut, as he was awarded the promotion’s 145-pound title when the company added the WEC’s talent to its ranks to kick off the launch of the UFC’s featherweight division. Watch the full fight in the video above.

Aldo has since defended the belt four more times, earning wins over Chan Sung Jung, Frankie Edgar, Chad Mendes and Kenny Florian. The 27-year-old Brazilian returns to action next week in the co-main event of UFC 169, which takes place on Feb. 1 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The night’s main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims that air on FOX Sports 1 and stream on UFC Fight Pass.

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